March 8, 2015, at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., the Marine Band performed the concert "From the Land of the Northern Lights" featuring music by Scandinavian composers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released) - Maj. Michelle A. Rakers will conduct the Marine Band during the concert "Movie Night" at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 19, in Wilmington, Del. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Rust/released)

The Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday April 12 at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. - The Marine Chamber Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday April 12 at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings a pair of Irish tunes during the 2015 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, March 18, 2015. - Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings a pair of Irish tunes during the 2015 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, March 18, 2015.

On Sept. 10, 2014, the Marine Band performed at Helzberg Hall at the Kaufman Center while on tour in Kansas City. Photos by Eric T. Williams, Kansas City Symphony. - On Sept. 10, 2014, the Marine Band performed at Helzberg Hall at the Kaufman Center while on tour in Kansas City. Photos by Eric T. Williams, Kansas City Symphony.

Sunday, Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Staff Sgt. Gerald Novak, the program will feature various ensembles, including trombone and clarinet quartets, a percussion quintet with saxophone, and a string trio with flute. The concert, which will be held at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. - Coordinated by percussionist Staff Sgt. Gerald Novak, the program will feature various ensembles, including trombone and clarinet quartets, a percussion quintet with saxophone, and a string trio with flute. The concert, which will be held at the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C., is free and no tickets are required.

Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. - This unusual program is almost entirely filled with music that will be heard for the first time in its current incarnation, from new transcriptions of both contemporary and well-known orchestral compositions to the world première of a new work by Narong Prangcharoen, recipient of the prestigious Barlow Prize. These first performances will also be complemented by a debut of a different sort, when euphonium player Joe Broom (pictured above), prize winner of the Marine Band’s Concerto Competition for High School Musicians, takes the stage to perform with “The President’s Own.” The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required. - Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. - This unusual program is almost entirely filled with music that will be heard for the first time in its current incarnation, from new transcriptions of both contemporary and well-known orchestral compositions to the world première of a new work by Narong Prangcharoen, recipient of the prestigious Barlow Prize. These first performances will also be complemented by a debut of a different sort, when euphonium player Joe Broom (pictured above), prize winner of the Marine Band’s Concerto Competition for High School Musicians, takes the stage to perform with “The President’s Own.” The concert, which will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., is free and no tickets are required.

Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. - The Marine Band concert will include music by Samuel Jones, David Conte, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Hermann, David Gillingham, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams’ “Adventures on Earth” from E. T. (The Extra-Terrestrial). The concert is part of the National Trumpet Competition, one of the nation’s premier organizations for trumpet players, and will feature guest soloist John Rommel. Rommel, performing Gillingham’s When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone, is trumpet professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and former principal trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky.The concert is free, but tickets are recommended and are limited to two per request beginning Mar. 9. For Tickets, please visit messiah.edu/tickets or call the Messiah College Ticket Office at 717-691-6036. Patrons without tickets will be admitted to the concert at 6:45 p.m. The concert will take place in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center of Worship and Performing Arts at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa. - Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. - The Marine Band concert will include music by Samuel Jones, David Conte, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Hermann, David Gillingham, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams’ “Adventures on Earth” from E. T. (The Extra-Terrestrial). The concert is part of the National Trumpet Competition, one of the nation’s premier organizations for trumpet players, and will feature guest soloist John Rommel. Rommel, performing Gillingham’s When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone, is trumpet professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and former principal trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky. The concert is free, but tickets are recommended and are limited to two per request beginning Mar. 9. For Tickets, please visit messiah.edu/tickets or call the Messiah College Ticket Office at 717-691-6036. Patrons without tickets will be admitted to the concert at 6:45 p.m. The concert will take place in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center of Worship and Performing Arts at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

On Dec. 12, 2014, the Marine Big Band and Marine Jazz Combo rehearsed in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, DC (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Kristin duBois/released) - On Dec. 12, 2014, the Marine Big Band and Marine Jazz Combo rehearsed in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in Washington, DC (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Kristin duBois/released)